Employment Level

Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many British born people of  (a) working age and  (b) 16 years old and over were in employment in each year since 1997.

Kevin Brennan: I have been asked to reply.
	The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
	 Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated November 2008:
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many British born people of (a) working age and (b) 16 years old and over were in employment in each year since 1997. (237132)
	The attached table gives the number of people in employment in the UK for the categories requested, from July-September 2001 to July-September 2008. The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Estimates for years prior to 2001 are not available because the question asking for the part of the UK in which a respondent was born was not introduced into the LFS until spring 2001. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
	The figures in the table are derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published in autumn 2007. They are not entirely consistent with the figures published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics First Release which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates.
	
		
			  Employment levels for British born( 1)  people, by age—three months ending September, 2001 to 2008, United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted 
			  Thousand 
			   Working age( 2)  16 and over 
			 2001 23,730 24,484 
			 2002 23,921 24,706 
			 2003 24,053 24,918 
			 2004 24,163 25,033 
			
			 2005 24,209 25,145 
			 2006 24,026 25,064 
			 2007 23.849 24,950 
			 2008(3) *23,759 *24,944 
			 (1) Excludes UK born people who did not state the part of the UK in which they were born. (2) Men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59 (3) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described as follows: Guide to Quality:  Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness * 0 < CV< 5 Estimates are considered precise ** 5 < CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise *** 10 < CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable **** CV ≥ 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes  Note: These estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc).  Source: Labour Force Survey

Foreign Workers

Nicholas Soames: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Hertsmere of 17 January 2008,  Official Report, columns 1428-30W, on foreign workers: EU nationals, what the  (a) number of people of working age in employment,  (b) working age population and  (c) working age population employment rate of (i) the UK, (ii) UK citizens, (iii) UK-born citizens, (iv) non-UK citizens and (v) EU A8 citizens was (A) in each year between 1997 and 2001 and (B) in each quarter of 2008 for which figures are available.

Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
	 Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated November 2008:
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Hertsmere of 17th January 2008, Official Report, columns 1428-30W, on foreign workers: EU nationals, what the (a) number of people of working age in employment, (b) working age population and (c) working age population employment rate of (i) the UK, (ii) UK citizens, (iii) UK born citizens, (iv) non-UK citizens and (v) EU A8 citizens was (A) in each year between 1997 and 2001 and (B) in each quarter of 2008 for which figures are available. (238571)
	The attached tables give the number of people of working age for the categories requested.
	The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The figures have been derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published in September 2007. These population estimates were incorporated in to the LFS in May 2008; as such the estimates provided to the hon. Member for Hertsmere on 17 January 2008 have been revised. In order to ensure that the estimates are comparable, revised figures for the period 2001 to 2007 have also been provided. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
	As the figures have been derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published in autumn 2007, they are not entirely consistent with the figures published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics First Release, or the migrant worker figures published every quarter, which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates.
	
		
			  Levels of working age( 1)  people, by nationality and country of birth; three months ending June 1997 to 2001; three months ending March, June and September 2008—United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted 
			  Thousand 
			   Total UK( 2)  UK nationals  UK born  Non- UK nationals( 3)  EU A8 nationals( 4) 
			 1997 Q2 35,297 33,729 32,256 1,566 20 
			 1998 Q2 35.418 33.696 32,238 1,718 31 
			 1999 Q2 35.594 33.939 32,401 1,655 26 
			 2000 Q2 35,800 33,959 32,451 1,834 43 
			 2001 Q2 36,060 34,140 32,601 1,915 47 
			 2002 Q2 36,279 34,242 32,643 2,034 47 
			 2003 Q2 36.482 34,315 32,623 2,166 53 
			 2004 Q2 36,730 34,457 32,771 2,266 79 
			 2005 Q2 37,055 34,588 32,842 2,461 172 
			 2006 Q2 37,342 34,635 32,756 2,702 305 
			 2007 Q2 37,556 34,438 32,560 3,096 525 
			 2008 Q1 37,708 34,440 32,530 3,256 602 
			 2008 Q2 37,758 34,462 32,516 3,287 590 
			 2008 Q3(5) *37,808 *34,498 *32,535 *3,283 *599 
			 (1) Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. (2) Includes those whose nationality or country of birth was not known. (3) Excludes those whose nationality was not known. (4) EU A8 comprises Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. (5) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described as follows:  Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.  Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) Statistical Robustness * 0 = CV < 5 Estimates are considered precise. ** 5 = CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise. *** 10 = CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable. **** CV = 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes.  Note: It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.).  Source: Labour Force Survey 
		
	
	
		
			  Employment levels for people of working age( 1) , by nationality and country of birth, three months ending June 1997 to 2001; three months ending March, June and September 2008—United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted 
			  Thousand 
			   Total UK( 2)  UK nationals  UK born  Non-UK nationals( 3)  EU A8 nationals( 4) 
			 1997 Q2 25,631 24,686 23,710 943 13 
			 1998 Q2 25,858 24,821 23,845 1,036 17 
			 1999 Q2 26,206 25,212 24,173 993 14 
			 2000 Q2 26,564 25,456 24,438 1,108 27 
			 2001 Q2 26,810 25,629 24,594 1,179 29 
			 2002 Q2 26,967 25,701 24,611 1,264 29 
			 2003 Q2 27,201 25,843 24,692 1,358 29 
			 2004 Q2 27,354 25,883 24,762 1,469 63 
			 2005 Q2 27,607 26,032 24,849 1,572 141 
			 2006 Q2 27,775 25,938 24,670 1,837 252 
			 2007 Q2 27,895 25,784 24,508 2,103 431 
			 2008 Q1 28,131 25,870 24,547 2,254 500 
			 2008 Q2 28,152 25,882 24,532 2,266 498 
			 2008 Q3(5) *28,214 *25,928 *24,580 *2,279 **504 
			 (1) Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. (2) Includes those whose nationality or country of birth was not known. (3) Excludes those whose nationality was not known. (4) EU A8 comprises Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. (5) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described as follows:  Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV - for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220. Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) Statistical Robustness * 0 = CV < 5 Estimates are considered precise. ** 5 = CV<10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise. *** 10 = CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable. **** CV = 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes.  Note: It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.).  Source: Labour Force Survey 
		
	
	
		
			  Employment rates for people of working age( 1) , by nationality and country of birth, three months ending June 1997 to 2001; three months ending March, June and September 2008—United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted 
			  Percentage 
			   Total UK( 2)  UK nationals  UK born  Non-UK nationals( 3)  EU A8 nationals( 4) 
			 1997 Q2 73 73 74 60 65 
			 1998 Q2 73 74 74 60 54 
			 1999 Q2 74 74 75 60 56 
			 2000 Q2 74 75 75 60 63 
			 2001 Q2 74 75 75 62 62 
			 2002 Q2 74 75 75 62 60 
			 2003 Q2 75 75 76 63 55 
			 2004 Q2 75 75 76 65 79 
			 2005 Q2 75 75 76 64 82 
			 2006 Q2 74 75 75 68 83 
			 2007 Q2 74 75 75 68 82 
			 2008 Q1 75 75 76 69 83 
			 2008 Q2 75 75 75 69 85 
			 2008 Q3 75 75 76 69 84 
			 (1) Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. (2) Includes those whose nationality or country of birth was not known. (3) Excludes those whose nationality was not known. (4) EU A8 comprises Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.  Source: Labour Force Survey